Graduate Deans Merit scholarships at University of Nevada 2026

Graduate Dean's merit scholarships are open to both domestic and international master's and doctoral students in any approved University of Nevada, Reno graduate program (Ph.D., doctorate, MFA or master's). For spring nomination deadlines, only incoming graduate students are eligible. For the fall nomination deadline, both incoming and currently enrolled graduate students are eligible, but preference will be given to incoming students in doctoral programs. 

Eligibility criteria for the University of Nevada Graduate Dean's Merit Scholarships:

• Applicant must be either a fully admitted, incoming domestic or international student who has been offered admission to a degree-granting doctoral or master's program (Ph.D., doctorate, MFA, or master's) at the University of Nevada, Reno at the time of nomination, or a fully admitted currently enrolled domestic or international student in a degree-granting doctoral or master's program (Ph.D., doctorate, MFA or master's) at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• For incoming students, the applicant must meet the minimum requirements for admission to a doctoral or master's degree-granting program at the University of Nevada, Reno Graduate School.
• Scholarship recipients must meet the requirements for satisfactory academic progress for financial aid.
• Scholarship recipients must enroll in 6 or more units during the fall and spring semesters.
• Graduate assistantship status is not a criterion for the scholarship, and both graduate assistants and nongraduate assistants are eligible.
• Full-time University faculty are not eligible for the scholarship.

Application Process:

All eligible candidates are nominated by the graduate program director.

Value of the scholarship:

The amount of the one-year scholarship is $10,000 ($5,000 per semester) for new admits or $5,000 ($2,500 per semester) for continuing grad students per academic year.